Filters are used for formatting data displayed to the user.

The general syntax in templates is as follows:

{{ expression [| filter_name[:parameter_value] ... ] }}

Usage

$filter(name);

Arguments

Param	Type	Details
name	String	Name of the filter function to retrieve

Returns

Function

the filter function

Example

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<div ng-controller="MainCtrl">
 <h3>{{ originalText }}</h3>
 <h3>{{ filteredText }}</h3>
</div>

angular.module('filterExample', [])
.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope, $filter) {
  $scope.originalText = 'hello';
  $scope.filteredText = $filter('uppercase')($scope.originalText);
});